RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 It's time for CMA to put the lid on privatization
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1156
OP 1157
VO 155
IS 8
A1 Carver, C.
YR 1996
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/155/8/1156.abstract
AB Family physician Cynthia Carver wasn't heartened by the CMA's "last-minute retreat" from a call to pursue privatization of health care. During its August annual meeting, the association not only supported a strong, publicly funded health care system but also passed a number of resolutions related to the private sector and the appropriate role for regulated private medical insurance in Canada. Carver proposes that the energy being expended on schemes to delist, privatize, define core services and design payment schemes should instead be applied to improving the existing system.